Okla. officials vote to remove Ten Commandments from courthouse

Bloomfield is appealing a 2014 federal order to remove the monument on grounds it violates a constitutional ban on using public property to support specific religions.

An Oklahoma commission voted on Tuesday to remove a privately funded granite monument of the Ten Commandments from the State Capitol grounds, after a judge ordered its removal by October. 12.

The state Supreme Court’s ruling in June prompted a few conservative legislators to look at impeaching the justices or amending the Oklahoma Constitution.

Hernandez says she would work with donors to ensure no taxpayer funds are used to move the monument.

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services will be in charge of removing the monument.

An open meeting expert News 9 spoke with agrees since the Oklahoma Supreme Court already ruled for the monument’s removal. Estus also said that he will speak with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

It came down to a 7-1 vote during special meeting Tuesday morning at the state Capitol.

A bill authorizing the monument was approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed into law by former Gov. Brad Henry, a Democrat, in 2009. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt fought to keep the monument, maintaining that it serves a secular — not religious — objective.